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A line inspector asks his inspection department for an official response as to whether or not an inspector who verifies a cabin door slide installation needs to have a qualification in his employee records before signing for the rii inspection. His carrier recently required mechanics who install door slides to be specifically qualified for each aircraft type.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 883225 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Escape Slide |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Inspector |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Several aircraft slide replacements have taken place since the newly revised maintenance operations manual. We at ZZZ inspection are still looking for an official reference on whether the inspector accomplishing [verifying] the [slide] installation checks needs to hold the T&Q qualification in his [personnel] records. ZZZ already has one inspector with his rii qualifications removed for this very task. I have found several issues and many references stating yes and no; which just adds to the confusion of this situation. We have asked management several times for an official reference; e-mail or letter stating not required. The only response has been word of mouth.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Line Inspector asks his Inspection Department for an official response as to whether or not an Inspector who verifies a cabin door slide installation needs to have a qualification in his employee records before signing for the RII Inspection. His carrier recently required Mechanics who install door slides to be specifically qualified for each aircraft type.
Narrative: Several aircraft slide replacements have taken place since the newly revised Maintenance Operations Manual. We at ZZZ Inspection are still looking for an official reference on whether the Inspector accomplishing [verifying] the [slide] installation checks needs to hold the T&Q qualification in his [personnel] records. ZZZ already has one Inspector with his RII qualifications removed for this very task. I have found several issues and many references stating yes and no; which just adds to the confusion of this situation. We have asked Management several times for an official reference; e-mail or letter stating not required. The only response has been word of mouth.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.